Wednesday, September 26, 2012

.Mabel Alvarez (1891-1985) Self-Portrait of the Artist 1923Mabel Alvarez (1891–1985) was a Spanish-American artist & oil painter. She was born to a prominent Spanish family on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.Mabel Alvarez (1891-1985) Self PortraitIn 1915, Alvarez enrolled in a Los Angeles art school, where she enjoyed immediate success.Mabel Alvarez (1891-1985) Double Abstraction 1964She painted a large mural for the Panama-California Exposition San Diego, for which she won a Gold Medal.Mabel Alvarez (1891-1985) In the Garden c. 1922Alvarez attended William Cahill’s School for Illustration & Painting in Los Angeles. Her first portrait painting was displayed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1917.Mabel Alvarez (1891-1985) Figures by the Sea 1963The primary color that Alvarez used to express herself was green; many soft hues of green, which to her represented joy, love, hope, youth & mirth.Mabel Alvarez (1891-1985) Arabella 1930sAlvarez continued to paint through her 60s & 70s and to exhibit regularly. Her works included Impressionism, as well as still-life & portrait painting. Her late pieces are introspective, focusing on religious & symbolic themes.Mabel Alvarez (1891-1985) Girl Seated in the GardenThe later years of her life were spent in a retirement apartment & then in a nursing home. She died on March 13, 1985, at the age of 93 in Los Angeles.Mabel Alvarez (1891-1985) Morning at the Shore 1966Mabel Alvarez (1891-1985) The Figure at the WindowMabel Alvarez (1891-1985) Ladies with Parasols 1958Mabel Alvarez (1891-1985) Arabella with Calla Lillies 1934

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